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Asked: 2026-05-15T08:40:45+00:00

I’m looking for a simple (simplest if possible) way of backing up and restoring

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I’m looking for a simple (simplest if possible) way of backing up and restoring a database.

I want to do a backup in one state and then after doing some operations get back to the backed up state.

Tried Database->Tasks->Back Up… and then Database->Tasks->Restore but I always get an error with:

Restore failed for...DBName

The tail of the log for the database "database name" has not been backed up...

So, I want to back up and restore with one simple operation each, can one advise me
to a solution, be it GUI or not GUI based?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It looks like you have Differential Backups set up. It is slightly more complicated than restoring a Full backup.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175510.aspx

    By doing a Full backup, you are going to break the chain of backups that the DBA set up, so it would be a good idea to check first with the DBA before you break his backup set.

    Edited for very helpful comments:

    You should use the COPY_ONLY option when you do a backup so that you do not break the chain of backups.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186865.aspx

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